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The CBMTS calendar of scheduled
meetings:
#9: CBMTS-Industry III "Second World Congress
on CB Terrorism", Dubrovnik, Croatia; 6-12 Sept 2003 (see
p. 7 this issue)
#10: CBMTS-Pharmaceutical I, Bucharest,
Romania; 3-6 December 2003 (see p. 9 this issue)
#11: CBMTS V, Spiez Laboratory, Spiez, Switzerland;
25 - 30 April 2004.
#12: SISPAT IV/CBMTS-Asia I (tentative),
Singapore, 4-10 December 2004
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Argentina's Non-proliferation Policy for
Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Weapons
by Pedro von Eyken
Since 1998, Argentina has made the news around
the world with its profound economic recession, external debt
and rise in poverty level. These and other facts, for the
most part negative, seem incredible in a nation that has all
climate zones and so many natural resources. Between the end
of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century,
Argentina was among the top 10 richest countries of the world,
with cultural levels and professional training enviable to
many Latin-American and European countries. We know that a
superhuman effort is being made to resolve the present economic
crisis and to restore the world's confidence in Argentina's
capacity to repay its debt. Despite the country's economic
problems, Argentina continues its firm commitment towards
peace, security and non-proliferation. ( Continued p.l2 -
Argentina)
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A Global Incident Analysis and
Alerting System - the GIAAS
It is a given that accurate and timely chemical,
biological, radiological, terrorism and outbreak information will
save lives and avoid possible escalation to armed conflict. But
to ensure we have this capability, we must continually use all
sources in all areas in all countries and on all continents.
The systems
we rely on at this time are so fragmented and disfunctional that
they will cost many more lives than they will save and in a worst
case scenario, we could be talking about millions of lives. And,
unfortunately, this point can not be disputed. How do we use and
how do we bring all sources together?
This subject
was addressed in a Paper given by Richard Price at the Third SISPAT
in Singapore on 6 December. We were surprised by the immediate
response from many of our fellow professionals in the SISPAT audience.
Examples include Prof. Néstor Lagos of Santiago, Chile, who had
several excellent suggestions and who also said that he would
immediately take action on the paper's proposal as soon as he
returned to Chile; and he has now done so. Mr. David Trudil, V.P.
New Horizons Diagnostics, offered several excellent ideas on launching
the proposal with members of Congress and other organizations.
We will be working closely with David.
Full Article
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Third SISPAT, 2-6 December 2002,
Singapore
The following is the Keynote Address by Mr Cedric Foo, Minister
of State for Defence, at the Third International Symposium for
Protection Against Toxic Substances (SISPAT) held on Monday, 2
December 2002
Distinguished guests,
Ladies and gentlemen
Introduction
It gives
me great pleasure to be here this afternoon to address the third
Singapore International Symposium on Protection Against Toxic
Substances.
Since the
last SISPAT in December 2000, the global security landscape has
changed dramatically. The World Trade Centre attacks on September
11th last year, the Bali bomb blasts on October 12th this year,
and various other acts of terrorism have highlighted the reality,
gravity and reach of global terrorism. The possibility that non-state
parties or even individuals may have may have access to weapons
of mass destruction or know-how is a chilling prospect that appears
more real than ever. (Continued. p. 10-SISPAT)
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